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) thick and 4 inches ( 102 mm ) thick where it sloped down to the sides of the ship. the conning tower was protected by 14 inches of armour. asahi, like all the other japanese battleships of the time, was fitted with four barr and stroud fa3 coincidence rangefinders that had an effective range of 8 @, @ 000 yards ( 7 @, @ 300 m ). the ships were also fitted with 24 @ - @ power magnification telescopic gunsights. = = construction and career = = asahi, meaning " rising sun ", a poetic name for japan from a stanza of waka